Celtic history archive
Browse all events for November 21.
1218
Scotland
A papal bull is a type of public decree, letters patent, or charter issued by a pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the leaden seal (bulla) traditionally appended to …
1281
Ireland
Stephen de Fulbourn (died 3 July 1288) was an English-born cleric and politician in thirteenth-century Ireland: he was Justiciar of Ireland, and Archbishop of Tuam 1286–88. He was …
1673
Scotland
James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, …
1759
Ireland
Henry Flood, the Irish statesman, was born on November 07, 1732, in Kilkenny, Ireland. He became a prominent figure in Irish politics during the late 18th century and played a key …
1767
Ireland
Thomas Paliser Russell (21 November 1767 – 21 October 1803) was a founding member, and leading organiser, of the United Irishmen marked by his radical-democratic and millenarian …
1835
Scotland
James Hogg, the Scottish poet and writer known as the Ettrick Shepherd, died on November 21, 1835. Ettrick is a village in the Scottish Borders, and Hogg spent much of his life in …
1887
Ireland
Joseph Mary Plunkett (Irish: Seosamh Máire Pluincéid; 21 November 1887 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish nationalist, republican, poet, journalist, revolutionary and a leader of the 1916 …
1918
Scotland
The surrender of the German High Seas Fleet took place on November 21, 1918, at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland. This event marked a significant moment toward the end of World War …
1918
England
The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom It gave women over 21 the right to stand for election as a Member of Parliament. …
1920
Ireland
Bloody Sunday on November 21, 1920, were a tragic and violent episode during the Irish War of Independence. On that day, a series of coordinated attacks by the Irish Republican …